A clinically-oriented pocket guide that provides both students and practising student nurses with a comprehensive guide to physical, psychosocial, developmental and home-based assessments. The text opens with a general description of history-taking and includes approaches to children at various ages, nutritional assessment and evaluation of vital signs. The emphasis is on "how to" information, including "how and what" to assess in each body system. Psychosocial, anatomical and physiological development variations are incorporated, as well as normal and abnormal findings. This edition includes a new chapter on home care, which covers performing an assessment in the home, and conducting an assessment of the home environment including safety factors, sibling interaction, nutritional practices and religious and cultural influences.